Everyone knows the reasons why Amsterdam is famous in the world. In the 80s the city was associated with diamonds, clogs, cheese, red skin, the red light district with prostitutes in the window and the canals. Or at least these were the features that were told by those who traveled frequently for work in the Netherlands. That is my dad.All this still exists, even if now I have found that has been transformed into a dynamic, colorful and above all projected into the future thanks to the design and beyond.My trip starts from Amsterdam Zuid, the heart of the financial city of the city. In fact, there are headquarters of the largest consulting firms such as Accenture and Boston Consulting Group. The buildings are tall skyscrapers of the modern architecture.The Jordaan district is the area of ​​the city that impressed me the most. There is the house where Anne Frank lived during the time when her family hid from Nazi persecution. E ‘remained intact and bare, at the behest of Otto Frank, Anne’s dad that the only one who survived. After the end of World War II is committed to spread to the diary which became a book translated into many languages ​​and spread all over the world, even if at first it was quite reluctant and did not want to read those pages. It must not have been easy to find out what his daughter has felt in those dark years.Around here there are beautiful restored houses a series of shops that you should visit.Everyone knows the most famous Dutch brand: Droog stands out in design and fashion Martin Margiela, G-star, Iris van Herpen and model Doutzen Kroes. Although my favorites are Viktor & Rolf, the design duo that has formed at the prestigious Arnhem Academy of Art and Design. They are also made in Italy thanks to Renzo Rossi, owner of Only the Brave, which produces their collections in Italy. The next season will return a new collection on the runways of haute couture. I can not wait! On the other hand Paris he had honored with a retrospective exhibition in 2003 at the Museum of Decorative Arts in rue de Rivoli.And what about the festival in honor of the new King William? Orange everywhere. Queen Beatrix has abdicated in favor of the firstborn. The whole city was celebrating and was painted orangeZie je snel!

Finally the lookbook has been released: the new collaboration between H&M and Versace is getting ready to hit the major H&M store around the world! What are you waiting for? I really want to see it live on the 17th of November!

I’ve always been a sincere fan of Versace’s family. When I was a little girl, my aunt used to pass me her fashion magazines that my parents used to gift her for her birthday every year (it was Grazia). So, after she would be done reading them, I would get the chance to have them and flip through the pages. I remember playing a silly game: “I have to recognize the brand without reading the name!”. It was easy to play it when you found the fashion show reviews. So, I played it many times and I felt it was very easy to guess when it came to Versace’s new collections. All the models looked very similar. Just last year, our Fashion Panorama teacher explained in class that there was a reason for it: they looked alike Donatella, since at that time Gianni was designing the collections. She was his muse and his supporter.

Anyway, we miss Gianni and we like Donatella’s latest collections, but mostly we are happy that with this collaboration with H&M she brings back the essential symbol of Versaciness. We love the metal dress and the icon prints. I personally love the black short dress and I am really curious to try on the gold metal one.

I don’t think we all be disappointed by it, even though we must say that prices aren’t too H&M style. Anyhow, it’s VERSACE, what else would you ask for?